Local and Personal News From Monroe area
Mr. C. C. Sikes travels to Western markets to buy stock for the Sikes Company. Numerous social notes include marriages, relocations from Waxhaw to Monroe, and a start date for Monroe Cotton Mill under new name Jackson Mill Company. A large barn fire, typhoid notes, and local visits are reported, plus health officer talks, deaths, and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Sikes
Sikes Company
J. L. Winchester
Waxhaw
Mon Tor
Monroe
Jackson MII Company
Brown
Cooneee
Recorder Court Violations Lead to Fines and Delays
Vera Starnes colored violates ordinance 80 with willful trespass. W Christenbury sentenced to 30 days and costs. Ul Sept. 30. Lex Haley colored faces assault and battery with costs. Sylvester McManus colored rides bicycle on sidewalks with costs. Will McLeod violating ordinances fined two dollars and costs. Karl Helms exceeds speed. judgment suspended for three months on payment of costs. Hiram Sikes assault. judgment suspended on payment of costs. Appeals noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder's Court
Vera Starnes
DB. W. Christenbury
Lex Haley
Sylvester McManus
Will McLeod
Karl Helms
Hiram Sikes
In the Days of the Old Frontier
A compact glimpse of frontier travel where Indian threats and cavalry pursuits framed a perilous stage journey across the plains, underscoring the era's constant risk and bold mobility.
Wilson Truly a Wonderful Man
A Stateville discussion between a Republican and a Democrat notes tobacco prices and political predictions. The Democrat praises Wilson for a tariff bill and favorable tobacco and cotton prices, while a Republican laughs. The exchange reflects mid 19th century partisan rhetoric and economic hope shaped by agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Stateville
Statesville
Secretary Houston Forecasts Shake Up in Agriculture
Secretary Houston forecast a shake up in the Department of Agriculture to remove duplication and cut costs. He cited 25 redundant employees in one office and urged action on the Lever bill to promote cooperative extension work aiding farmers against boll weevil and Texas fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Houston
House Agriculture Committee
Hls
Eat What You Please Warns on Freak Diets and Self Styled Experts
The Department of Agriculture issues official guidance warning the public about unscientific diet fads and self styled food experts. Officials urge attention to clean, wholesome cooking and reasonable eating when desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Govaio
Pvetica
Rex Theatre Week Offers Multiple Features A Night
At the Rex Theatre this week audiences can expect three features nightly with special showings Tuesday and Saturday. Program highlights include Tannhauser and The Strange Way a Japanese Courtship and Hospital Romance plus Maria Roma and other love dramas with notable performers like Rose mary Theby. A 2 reel Grand-dad and Brethren of the Sacred Fish close the week with dramatic wartime scenes and light Keystone comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Theatre
Steve
Edith
Rosemary Theby
We West
Maria Roma
Rove Mary Theby
Brethren of the Sacred Fish
North Carolina World's Exposition Proposed on Baldhead Island
Captain Russell Bellamy of Wilmington travels to Raleigh to promote a state backed North Carolina World's Exposition on Baldhead Island at the Cape Fear river mouth. Plans request 5 million dollars and county funds to open after the Panama Expositions, with a permanent federal government presence envisioned after. A bill is drafted for a 5 million appropriation and county assistance in a special legislative session.
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Statesville
Russell Bellamy
Wilmington
Raleigh
Baldhead Island
Cape Fear River
Bellamy
North Carolina
Woman Charged With Killing Husband in Currituck County
Mrs. Leon White of Currituck County was brought to Elizabeth City for habeas corpus hearings after being charged with murdering her husband weeks earlier. Judge Hogan fixed bail at 5000 dollars. Mrs. White, an elderly mother of 15, was released. The husband was found dying in bed with a pistol ball in his head, amid property disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.S. Secrest
Susan McNeely Secrest
Waxhaw
Old Tome Place
Monroe
Secrest
W. R. McNeely
Jackson Township
Pleasant Grove
T. W. Secrest
Lou Brantley
John Wier
Leon White
Currituck County
Hilza$beth City
Hrogan
Local Market Prices and Administrator Notice
Local market figures list cotton and produce prices with day to day variation notes. Administrators Notice to Creditors states Marvin Holden as administrator for Samuel R. Holden, deceased, asks creditors to file claims by September 28, 1914 and debtors to pay promptly.
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Webb Gs Cookey Ee Ee
Samuel KR. Holden
Samuael R. Holden
Deed, Wove & McNeely, Attys
An Advantage in Motor Transport Over Horses
A quotation notes the automobile’s advantage over horses, emphasizing sustained use and reduced upkeep. The speaker, tr. Chageins, argues motors outlast horse labor and avoid routine feeding and care burdens, suggesting broader efficiency and export potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tr. Chageins
Premiums Spotlighted By Journal Offer
Readers are urged to explore the Journal's handsome Premiums on display, highlighting value and appeal for subscribers and loyal customers alike.
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Tome
Handcrafted High Art Suits Pageant and Prices
A retailer touts distinct hand made suits with exclusive patterns and original models. It emphasizes precise tailoring from head to hand, offering prices from 15.00 to 22.50 and a budget Nefty line from 0.00 to 12.50 with odd, high grade suits on markdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Ars
Cotton Condition Report From Monroe County
Mr Plows Cotton Condition Report dated September 26, 1914 from Monroe North Carolina notes equinoctial rains reducing moisture concerns and leaving plants erect. Reports bull rot in some varieties, cool nights hinder boll development, 16 degrees above freezing on the 22nd. Some cotton marketed with prices around 13 1/2 cents. 16 to 20 percent open. Retrogression since July 26 at 1 percent. Signed Geo B Flow.
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Plow
Monroe
N. C
Commercial Appeal
Memphis
Tenn
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National Cemetery
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H. C. Epps
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Laurens
Dock Ellis
Lillian
W. P. Covington
State Board of Health
Board of Health
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Educaion
Eiti. Betts
Union County
Court House
Monroe High School
Farmers’ Union
T. W. J. Broom
J. Z. Green
Ftill
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Holden
Mr. Holden
Marvin Holden
Pictsboro
James Aycock
H. L. Yarbrough
Molly McDonald
Randall Parrish
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